# Aperture for scanning 6x6

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**Category:** Digital Camera Scanning\
**Created:** [September 29, 2024, 12:23am UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/aperture-for-scanning-6x6/8246 "2024-09-29T00:23:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mark\_Segal](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forums.negativelabpro.com/mark_segal/32/2547_2.png) [@Mark\_Segal](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/u/Mark_Segal)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2024, 10:09pm UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/aperture-for-scanning-6x6/8246/8 "2024-10-06T22:09:11Z")

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After testing this proposition about which side of the film should be face-up or down numerous times, at least on my set-up, which is a very high resolution construct with some of the finest components available ([https://photopxl.com/digitizing-negatives-with-a-camera-revisited/](https://photopxl.com/digitizing-negatives-with-a-camera-revisited/)), I need to observe that there isn’t a scintilla of difference whether the media is emulsion side up or down. At 100% magnification, which one would never come close to seeing in a print, I’m getting pinpoint sharpness of the dye clouds (so-called “grain”) from either option. Here is an example of my latest retest of this proposition today:

 ![film-side sharp test](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/negativelabpro/original/2X/d/d0a6c96fa18bdaaf6b7d975de3f1d91f439951dd.jpeg)

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